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This executive order, signed by President Herbert Hoover on 1933-02-06, establishes federal administrative policy concerning "To Authorize Oil and Gas Permits and Leases on Withdrawn Oil-Shale Lands." It is a direct, concise executive instruction delivering focused administrative or military commands to department leadership.
Constitutional Assessment: This action represents an orderly exercise of Article II administrative discretion, managing the internal machinery and personnel of the executive branch without abridging the ancient liberties of the people.
Key Directives & Operative Actions
▪5327 of April 15, 1930, withdrawing certain lands for purposes of investigation, examination, and classification, is hereby modified to the extent of authorizing him to issue oil and gas permits and leases under the general leasing act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat.
Constitutional & Societal Entities Impacted
🏛️ Executive Branch Departments
🏛️ General Body of the People
Total Words
72
446 characters
Estimated Read Time
1 min
@ 200 words / min
Flesch-Kincaid
12.7
Post-Grad reading level
Constitutional Polarity
+0.02
Framers' Alignment index
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Scholarly & Legal Citations
Exec. Order No. 6016, Herbert Hoover (Feb 6, 1933). Available at https://executiveordersarchive.org/orders/app-executive-order-6016-authorize-oil-and-gas-permits-and-leases-withdrawn-oil-shale-lands.
Official Document Text
Source: The American Presidency Project (UCSB Archive)
Upon recommendation of the Secretary of the Interior, Executive Order No. 5327 of April 15, 1930, withdrawing certain lands for purposes of investigation, examination, and classification, is hereby modified to the extent of authorizing him to issue oil and gas permits and leases under the general leasing act of February 25, 1920 (41 Stat. 437-451), for any of the lands withdrawn by said order. HERBERT HOOVER The White House, February 6, 1933.
